Civil Service Of The Republic Of Ireland
The Civil Service (Irish: An Stát-sheirbhís) of Ireland is the collective term for the permanent staff of the departments of state and certain atate agencies who advise and work for the Government of Ireland. It consists of two broad components, the Civil Service of the Government and the Civil Service of the State. Whilst these two components are largely theoretical they do have some fundamental operational differences.
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